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Auburn University in Alabama is the home of the nation's oldest continually active aviation program, but at the end of this semester, its only accredited professor will retire. The Aviation Accreditation Board International told the school that it must hire additional faculty, and the university replied that it had no plans to hire any new tenured professors for the program.

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Community members and state and local officials gathered this week at Blackwell Municipal Airport in Ozark, Ala., to celebrate the groundbreaking of the airport's new general aviation terminal. Mayor Billy Blackwell says he hopes the facility will help draw new businesses to the area.

An Alabama school district plans to renovate a high school as the new site of three new career and technical education programs. The upgrades are expected to continue for two months and will include professional programs that will support the region's automotive manufacturing industry, school officials said.

The Mississippi Development Authority is hoping to use the state's vast defense contracting base to gain selection as one of six Federal Aviation Administration unmanned aerial vehicle testing sites. "This is the next step as we continue to establish the Golden Triangle as the leader in the aerospace industry," said Mike Hainsey of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport.

Two University of Maryland studies done at an academic medical center found early discharge of patients to free up bed space raises readmission rates. Researchers said when the hospital was busiest, discharged patients were 50% more likely to be readmitted within three days.

Millimeter wave screening machines are now in use at 21 of the largest airports in the U.S., drawing both praise and criticism from travelers. Some frequent fliers appreciate the speed and efficiency of the scanners, while others are offended by the "borderline pornographic" images produced. The ACLU says the device "literally is a camera that strips you nude for government employees," but others argue that hand-held wands and pat-downs are more invasive than the new technology.